FLATTEN YOUR CURVE
With misinformation about COVID-19 causing people to flood your emergency department, hospitals may soon fall victim to the “High Curve” ¹ – a swift and overwhelming Tsunami of patients in the ED that can overrun staff, put a stress on limited equipment and deplete scarce PPE even more. This makes it much more difficult to care for the normal population of patients.
ILLUSTRATION 1: SAM WHITNEY; CDC
Nurses are stretched thin administering drive-up patient as well as staff testing
Some staff are reluctant through no fault of the nurses to being tested by a co-worker
Nurses are pulled away from providing high value patient care
Nurses that test positive for COVID-19 and/or are quarantined puts pressure on patient-to-nurse ratios
Nurses are working long hours and extra shifts eventually causing burnout
Additional costs incurred by riding the high curve
Flattening the Curve at your hospital can occur…help is available
To assist you in turning the tide combating the COVID-19 crisis at your hospital, Impact Health (a national leader in health screening/testing since 1987) can deploy the COVID-19 Rapid Response Nurse Service, a trained & certified nurse group to act at your direction as an extension of your staff. They handle COVID-19 Testing and Triage for both patients and staff. The team has been trained in the administration of the leading test kits and protocols and show up at your location ready to get to work so your nurses can return to providing care for patients and operating at the top-of-license.
Impacting the Curve as Early as Possible
Proactive early intervention can have a major impact. Delayed intervention can also have an impact if conducted early enough.² In each instance, intervention will flatten your curve, lengthening the duration but creating a more manageable and predictable situation. Riding the “Low Curve” can lower costs as well.
Illustration 2: Adapted from the CDC
Impact Health Rapid Response Nurse Service Details
Impact Health Rapid Response Nurse Service available to supplement hospital staff during this significant medical crisis
Impact Health trained nursing staff of RN, LPN and LVNs is available to provide assistance with triage and/or administration of COVID-19 Rapid Test kits
All nurses will have tested Negative for COVID-19 prior to their assignment
Nurses will arrive at the assigned hospital location, ready to receive full instruction on hospital procedures, protocols and assignment of duties
Impact Health can also provide COVID-19 Rapid Ten Minute Test kits under a separate agreement and fee
Hospital Requirements
Hospitals may provide their own approved COVID-19 Test Kits
Hospitals will provide nurses with appropriate PPE
Nurses will work under the supervision of the hospital and its staff
Billing is per hour, per nurse utilized and billed directly to the Hospital
Impacting the Curve Yields Favorable Outcomes
There are many potential positive outcomes that can be achieved by working with the Impact Health COVID-19 Rapid Response Nurse Service. Coordinating closely with hospital staff, the service frees up nurses at a time when they are being taxed at extremely high levels. It keeps testing results private, relieves overtime shifts, keeps hospital nurses focused on high level care, and eases stress. Finally, it can keep costs predictable and lower, as well.
Contact Impact Health Today
Please contact Impact Health to receive pricing and learn how you can have an impact that flattens your curve. Impact Health’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Nurse Service is ready to deploy!
sales@impacthealth.com or call 1.800.470.4439 x115
